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Posted by Mike Santa Barbara On November - 18 - 2009

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The Sixers will meet Larry Brown and the Charlotte Bobcats tonight at the Wachovia Center. Here’s some interesting notes on tonight’s match up:

76ers/Bobcats All-time

* 9-9 All-time versus Charlotte

* Both teams have 7-2 home records against each other

* Sixers were 1-3 against Charlotte last season, scoring below 100 points in each game

Sixers Notes


* The Sixers have not posted a winning record in November since the 2002-03 season

* Over the past 5 games the Sixers are shooting only 28.1% from 3-pt range

* Sixers have lost 4 of their last 5 games

Sixers Player Notes

* Despite playing the majority of his minutes in the 1st half, Elton Brand leads the team in +/-

* Andre Iguodala leads the team in Scoring, Assists and Steals

* Iguodala also has scored 20+ points 4 times this season, didn’t score 20+ in any game until 18 games into last season

* Louis Williams has more steals than turnovers this season

Bobcat Notes

* Acquired Steven Jackson on November 16th

* Tonight will be the 4th of 24 games against teams formerly coached by Larry Brown

* The Bobcats have the 3rd lowest points against per game in the NBA

Bobcat Player Notes

* Boris Diaw has scored in double-figures in six of his last seven games

* Gerald Wallace leads the NBA in minutes played

* Gerald Wallace became only the 2nd Bobcat in franchise history to have a 20-20 game

* Flip Murray tied a career-high with 31 points on Monday against Orlando

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